Nascar Rules

[the H team]

Lap 91 -- Dale Jr. reports a vibration but will roll the dice and elects not to pit.

[the H team]

Lap 94 -- Tony Stewart is now in seventh and closing on Jimmie Johnson. From his car, Stewart's confidence is apparent over the radio.
Lap 93 -- The sun will set in one hour as the track begins to change under overcast skies.

[the H team]

Lap 100 -- Martin Truex Jr. is the only driver not in the Chase to be running in the top 12.
Lap 98 -- Brad Keselowski rounds out the top 10 with Kyle Busch on his bumper.
Lap 95 -- Carl Edwards continues to lead as Jeff Gordon trails by .888 seconds. Kevin Harvick moves to third.

[the H team]

Lap 102 -- Carl Edwards' lead: .966 seconds.
Lap 101 -- Jimmie Johnson moves to fifth, followed by Tony Stewart in sixth.

[the H team]

jimmie into the pits for a throttle problem car doesn't seem to want to respond.

[the H team]

caution out for rain.

[the H team]

Lap 105 -- Jimmie Johnson is on pit road with the hood up on the No. 48.
Lap 104 -- The No. 6 and the No. 9 have already had engine problems today. Bad news for Carl Edwards, who is told to baby the No. 99 as best as possible.

[the H team]

Lap 108 -- YELLOW NO. 4: Rain and a rainbow at Homestead.

[the H team]

jack believes it was a random bearing issue with the 2 other roush cars. they don't think carl will have the same problem.

[the H team]

48 team has changed the ignition box, but that hasn't fixed the problem. now they're talking about changing the carb.

[the H team]

Lap 109 -- Officals bring the field down pit road as jet dryers enter the track. Jack Roush is in the garage looking at David Ragan's engine.

[the H team]

Lap 110 -- RED : Officials call for red to be displayed as the Ford 400 comes to a complete stop for rain. Drivers are told to exit but not to go far. "This won't take long," officials say. Jimmie Johnson has the ignition boxes replaced on the No. 48 with no results. Chad Knaus asks his team to look at spark plugs and the carburetor.

[the H team]

4:49 p.m. -- Tony Stewart exits from his car and says when the race goes green, he's ready to wear out Carl Edwards. He reports the punctured grille isn't a problem and that he plans on delivering a whoopin' soon.

[the H team]

apparently jimmie was saying that the engine was showing some signs of possible internal failure, but as soon as it goes back yellow they will change the rest of the plugs & carb & see how it goes. hen was hoping to finsh 5th in the point standings, but it doesn't look that way.

[the H team]

4:51 p.m. -- With two RFR cars out for engine failure, Carl Edwards is on his pit box, no doubt discussing what to watch for on the No. 99. Jimmie Johnson reports engine trouble on the No. 48 and will remain on pit road to see if the team can make repairs. He calls the incident a disappointing way to end the season.